Three years ago, diplomats from countries including Canada agreed to create a legally-binding treaty to end plastic pollution. Now, optimism is fading after another round of negotiations failed at the United Nations.

Crowd Gathers Around to Listen to and to Shake Hand of Roosevelt

Machine Monitoring Viewing Habits of Television Audience

United States, 1950s: Boy reads from card, sits at desk with 'India' label. Boy at 'England' desk raises hand. Boy at 'United States desk. Zoom in on boy talking.

United States, 1950s: Boy walks out of post office. Post office sign. US State Department sign. Man and woman review photographs in office.

Scenes from a family trip to Disneyland in 1977.

Street scenes from Miami in 1959. Driving, buildings, advertisements/shop signs, waterfront and seaquarium.

A road trip to Las Vegas and driving through The Strip in 1980.

Scenes from a road trip through Death Valley, a desert valley located in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert bordering the Great Basin Desert. POV driving shots.

One of the Desert Rock exercises by the United States, called Operation Buster-Jangle, at the Nevada Test Site, 1951. 20 kilotons atomic bomb test. The video shows soldiers watching the explosion from a distance of 11 kilometers.

Shots of L.A. over the years. Also shots of The Universal Tour and Disneyland, LAX Airport in 1967, the Queen Mary Ship, vintage trains and Malibu Beach.

A trip to Washington, DC, including some of the most famous sites, including National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Veterans Memorial, White House and Capitol Building.

A holiday throughout Los Angeles & Beverly Hills.

Fairground Rides

Fun at the Fairground

Mixed Bathers Enjoying a Dip in the Sea

Steam Boat on the Water

Decorated Ships at Sea

Boy Scouts Meet President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt On Stage Talking to Crowd of People

Driving Shoes and Gears,

1970s: Series of maps of North America with North Carolina highlighted in pink. Globe turns.

United States, 1950s: Panning shot of teenagers walking on road. Students walking toward school. Students in shop class.

United States, circa 1951: Joe DiMaggio rounds the bases after hitting a home run.